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Andrew Quarless

Andrew Quarless

With 25 Nittany Lions on National Football League rosters, Penn State is well represented in the professional ranks. Top performances from week 15 of the 2013 season included Paul Posluszny's game-high 13 stops versus the Bills and Andrew Quarless' six catches, including one touchdown, in the Packers' comeback victory against the Cowboys.

A pair of former Penn State standouts, Andrew Quarless and Darren Perry, played instrumental roles in helping the Green Bay Packers defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers, 31-25, in Super Bowl XLV. Quarless, a rookie tight end, made a five-yard catch in the contest to help the Packers win their fourth Super Bowl title. He is the 33rd former Nittany Lion to earn a total of 49 Super Bowl rings. Perry is in his second season as Green Bay's safeties coach and was an assistant coach with the Steelers in helping then win Super Bowl XL.

Six Penn State football student-athletes have been invited to participate in the National Football League's 2010 Scouting Combine. The Nittany Lions lead the Big Ten in total invitees the past two years with 14. Penn State All-Americans Jared Odrick (DT, Lebanon) and Navorro Bowman (LB, District Heights, Md.) will participate in the Combine, which will be held Feb. 24-March 2 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Quarterback Daryll Clark (Youngstown, Ohio), linebacker Josh Hull (Millheim), linebacker Sean Lee (Pittsburgh) and tight end Andrew Quarless (Uniondale, N.Y.) also have been invited to the Combine.

A trio of Penn State record holders have accepted invitations to play in the 85th East-West Shrine Game, as quarterback Daryll Clark (Youngstown, Ohio) has joined Jeremy Boone (Mechanicsburg) and Andrew Quarless (Uniondale, N.Y.) for this week's contest. The contest will be played Saturday, Jan. 23 at the Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium in Orlando, Fla., the site of Penn State's 19-17 win over LSU in the Capital One Bowl on New Year's Day. The East-West Shrine Game will begin at 3 p.m. ET and be televised by ESPN2.

Penn State record holders Jeremy Boone (Mechanicsburg) and Andrew Quarless (Uniondale, N.Y.) have accepted an invitation to play in the 85th East-West Shrine Game on Saturday, Jan. 23. The contest will be played at the Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium in Orlando, Fla., the site of Penn State's 19-17 win over LSU in the Capital One Bowl on New Year's Day. The East-West Shrine Game will begin at 3 p.m. ET and be televised by ESPN2. Several other Penn State seniors are likely to play in other all-star games, which will be announced later this month.

Penn State senior Andrew Quarless has been named to the preseason watch list for the 2009 John Mackey Award, an honor presented annually to the nation's best collegiate tight end. A product of Uniondale, N.Y., Quarless paced the Nittany Lion tight ends in 2008, catching 11 passes for 117 yards and one touchdown. In 2007, Quarless displayed his big play ability, recording five catches of 20 yards or more. Also a key contributor on special teams, he has 46 career receptions for 610 yards (13.2 avg.) and five touchdowns.